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Meaning of EMULSIFY

Pronunciation:  i'mulsu`fI

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified"
  2. [v]  cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
 
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 Antonyms: demulsify
 
 See Also: alter, change, change state, emulsify, turn

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E*mul"si*fy\, v. t. [Emulsion + -fy.]
To convert into an emulsion; to form an emulsion; to reduce
from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which the fat
globules are in a very finely divided state, giving it the
semblance of solution; as, the pancreatic juice emulsifies
the oily part of food.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: admix, alloy, amalgamate, beat up, bemingle, blend, churn, clabber, clot, coagulate, coalesce, colloid, colloidize, combine, commingle, commix, compose, compound, concoct, conglomerate, cream, curdle, emulsionize, fuse, hash, homogenize, immingle, immix, incrassate, inspissate, integrate, interblend, interlace, interlard, intermingle, intermix, intertwine, interweave, jell, jellify, jelly, jumble, knead, lopper, merge, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix, mix up, scramble, shuffle, stir up, syncretize, thicken, throw together, toss together, whip, work
 

 

 

 

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